Winches

They are too expensive for me, I want the reject shop ones.

I can thoroughly recommend the $2 shop ones for your application.

I am disappointed that the Whyalla club didnt think of this in their testing, thats just plain stupid..

not all of us have endless money...

They were advertising them at $1.50 so I rushed down, out of stock, there were a lot of angry customers, tempers raised and threatning legal action. Further investigation revealed none in any stores at all. Boy there will be big trouble over this.

ahh more pricks bait advertising.. thats nasty..

truckster,
I am sure if you got in contact with the towel heads in Rays picture that you would get a far cheaper but probably more used product.
Cheers,
Bros.

With the money you save you can buy a small cotton reel to use as a snatch block. it will make it twice as easy to winch the Queen Mary then.

I actually have a supplier of the said cotton reels.

I am also thinking about one of these instead of a hand winch



Thoughts?

That stuff is no good for winching its Gal SWR, not ESFSWR.

Oh OK Tony , then if someone does flog it they might have it wrapped around the ears, I didn't touch it or examine it , just looked at it and the thought passed my mind about what some are capable of.

Plus the size of it, looks around 16-18mm, you would'nt get much on a winch.

Tony I think maybe the way the photo was taken makes it look bigger but I think about the same size as what's on my XD9000 , then you stated it is Gal SWR , how can you say that if you have not been out there and seen it and felt it , It looked pretty damn good to me,

The first thought is the price difference between the two, they would install the cheaper. The second , from the photo (a very good one by the way) the finish is to shiney not to be Gal, and the third, having spent the best part of 21 years involved with standing and running rigging its does'nt appear to be ESFSWR more like FSWR, and Gal at that to last in the desert.

If you like it we know where it is when it goes missing ha.

So you might a educated guess, but I've been wrong before just carn't remember when.(tounge in cheek)

Hi Tony
Just been chatting with Don the Ranger down at Birdsville and he verified yes it is a cheapo and yep some did go missing some months ago and he said they replace it with shorter lengths,
Don't tongue in cheek to much mate You were RIGHT I was sorta wrong coz I'm not a cable expert

>> If I buy a cheaper no-name winch will I loose my credibility as me-better-than-you?

you have already lost it when you said you NEED a winch... You really only WANT one.

To completely qualify as a leather pants wearing w@nker you should only buy a Hawse fairlead (one with lizard racing or similar logo etched on it should do), sikaflex, 2 foot of plasma rope and a hook.

Instructions
1. use sikaflex to attach a Hawse fairlead onto plastic bumper. If sikaflex is unavailable try gaffa tape

2. poke end of plasma rope through slot and if you've been able to stick fairlead over a useful hole tie on end to something handy like a bonnet catch support.

3. Tie hook on other end of rope with a double locked granny hitch knot.

4. Make sure you have hook positioned so it's highly visible and rope is firm.

5. For added W factor find a bit of red ribbon about 6" long and attach to hook. Nice clean ribbon as seen on some Hiluxes and other trucks with lift kits around town add to the "this has never and will never be used" look.

Don't forget to add a switch on the dash (one of those big red emergency stop switches should be obvious enough) so that when the other w@nkers - sorry - your mates ask what it's for you can tell them it's so you can disable the winch to stop someone cutting your car in half with it. Something you heard a mates cousins brother had done to his range rover but you haven't seen the pictures of.

Dave

Did Truckster do a road test on the Bata School Laces las year ?
If not, how slack.
Vince

Sorry Vince, the suppliers wouldnt give us any for testing, even though we begged them numerous times.. Their loss due to not being in the previous tests...

Trackky dacks next

the brand name is fartch....

flappa
i reckon he a tight ass

like the eye of a mozzies dick...

I have backed that bit of cardboard trailer into let the papermasche boat float off manytimes, are you sure my trailer wont work? the issue is with the dirt and twigs it rolls on more than the trailer or boat.

I was going to mount it on some kitchen Tongs for light weight... but I like your idea

See some shockers in my line of work.

Came across a couple of grey nomad retirees the other day who were towing a 1937 48' Futney-Creech caravan around Oz. These are a lesser known Scottish built caravan, manufactured by the Messrs McGroaty & Poop Steamship Company constructed exclusively from cast iron with spruce and velvet interiors.

The tow vehicle was a 1977 Toyota Corona automatic with the optional hounds-tooth interior and mesh sunvisor.

To cut a long story short, as they were heading off to do the Canning, I noticed the driver's sheepskin 'Telethon seat belt snuggler' was not attached to his belt with rated bolts. He has simply used the velcro and wrapped it around the belt at shoulder height. Unbelievable!

Well, after telling him the error of his ways and giving him a right bollocking, the blokes in the workshop fixed this potential disaster with 6 x 8.8 grade 4" coach bolts screwed through an ali backing plate.

Some people.....pffftttt